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RESOLUTION NO. 5824 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE COUNTY ROAD 10 REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION PROJECT PLANS PREPARED BY URS, CORP.; SPECIAL PLANNING CASE SP086-01 WHEREAS, on December 11, 2000, the City Council authorized the distribution of a Request For Proposals (RFP) for a design consultant to develop and recommend a Highway 10 Redevelopment and Revitalization Corridor Study, and, WHEREAS, upon conclusion of a consultant interview process, a selection committee individually and collectively recommended that URS Corp. was the firm that best demonstrated an ability and the experience to successfully undertake and complete the Highway 10 Redevelopment and Revitalization Corridor Study; and, WHEREAS, on March 26, 2001, the City Council formally selected the firm URS, Corp. to prepare the Highway 10 Redevelopment and Revitalization Corridor Study as stated in Resolution 5537; and, WHEREAS, information was collected and gathered and input received from residents and business owners at public meetings in July and October of 2001; and, WHEREAS, based upon the information collected from the public meetings and the recommendations of the Highway 10 Steering Committee, four “Guiding Principles” were established (Improve Safety, Enhance Image, Good Redevelopment and Meaningful Redevelopment, and Create a Community Seam) that provided the basis for the plan development; and, WHEREAS, the first draft corridor plans were presented to the City Council for its review and comment on November 5, 2001 and again on January 14, 2002; and, WHEREAS, revised draft plans were presented to the City Council on April 1, 2002 after meetings with Ramsey County and other agencies; and, WHEREAS, in an effort to gain additional public comment and reaction to the plans, two subsequent open houses were conducted at the Mounds View Community Center on April 24, 2002 and June 17, 2002; and, WHEREAS, based upon all of the information received from residents, property owners, business representatives, Ramsey County and MnDOT, the final draft County Road 10 redevelopment plans were presented to the City Council on August 5, 2002 at which time were considered ready for adoption.